On Apr 27, 2006, at 7:08 PM, Christian Heilmann wrote:

>>> Is this a planned for css3? I am not really that bothered but the  
>>> two things graphic designers (argggh!!) ask me are...
>>> (i) why does IE not render text?
>> Georg had a good answer.
>>> (ii) can the text not be in my own chosen font.
>> As a member of the W3C CSS Working Group I can tell you that there is
>> not currently any provision in CSS3 for using fonts that need
>> downloading at read time.  However, that has been a topic of recent
>> discussion.  So, there's a very tiny glimmer of hope.
>> Be aware that the standards making process is long and tedious,  
>> and then
>> is followed by an implementation period that is also long and  
>> tedious.
>> If it does happen, it might be years before we see it actually
>> implemented in browsers.
>
> huh?
> What about http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-webfonts/#font-descriptions

And from CSS2.0
<http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/fonts.html#font-descriptions>
<http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/fonts.html#referencing>

which moved out of CSS 2.1 due to lack of implementation, copyright  
issues, and other.

And there is currently a (sometimes) interesting discussion on the  
www-style mailing list
<http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2006Apr/0070.html>
(the CSS-WG asking for feedback).
>
> Personally I dread the day when designers can force me to download a
> 1.4MB ttf in CSS. I also can forsee the day where this will become a
> massive security vulnerability.

+1 on this.

Philippe
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Philippe Wittenbergh
<http://emps.l-c-n.com>




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